Christian De Pape from RecruitingSocial recently contacted our Managing Director, Bryce Murray, to discuss the pros, cons and differences between agency and in-house talent acquisition. A preview from the article is below.

What should in-house recruiters learn or steal from how agency recruiters work?

The fundamental things that search firm experience teaches you are a sense of urgency and attention to detail. Everything has to line up correctly to get the search closed. If you only have recruiting experience on the internal side, then you’ve never felt the pain of thinking, “I might not make my commission this month.” There’s nothing more clarifying for a recruiter than knowing that if you can’t manage to pull everything together and get the role filled, you’re not going to get paid. I’m always biased towards hiring recruiters who have worked at a search agency. They have that sense of urgency and a true appreciation for successful headhunting practices – and that’s critical because even if you are a major, successful brand, if you want the best talent, you have to go out and hunt it. It’s rarely going to come knocking on your door, applying for a job.